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Fild Feb. 1e, 1942 9 Sheets-Sheet 9 nventor Patented Jan. 1, 1946 David Gray, Corning, N. Y., assigner to Corning Glass Works, Corning, N. aVV corporation of New York Application February 1.6, Serial No. 431,1?8A

25 Claims.

IIlfhe present invention relates to machines for manufacturing hollow articles Yof glassware, and particularly to automatic" machines in which charges of molten glass are received in blank or parison molds and, after being formed therein, are transferred to finishing molds in whichvthe parisons are blown to the form of the nished article.

A prime object of the invention is a high output machine.

Another object is a machine having a high parison mold efciency.

Qther objects and features of the invention will become apparent from a further perusal of the specification and reference to the accompanying drawings illustrating the preferred embodiment of the invention.

Figs. 1, 2, and 3, when arranged side by side, show a side elevation ofthe machine;

Fig. 3a is a plan view, partly in section, of a `fragment of the neck ring conveyor of the ma chine;

Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation taken on line 4f- 4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a sectional plan view on line i-5 of Fis. 1;

Fig. 6 isa sectionalview taken on line i- G of Fig. 1;

Fig. 6a is a view taken on line 6a-.5a of Fig. 6;

Fig. 7 is a view taken on line 'i-'l of Fig. 1`;

Fig. '7a is a side elevational view of equipment appearing in Fig. '7;

Fig. 8 is a side elevational View, .partly in section, of a fragment of the neck ring conveyor assembly;

Fig. Sais a view taken on line 8er-18a of 8;

Fig. 9 is an enlarged detail illustrating the mold bottom conveyor drive arrangement;

Fig. 10 is a sectional plan View taken on line I IJ--I of Fig. 1;

Fig. 11 is a sectional elevation of the apparatus of Fig. 10 taken on line IITII of Fig. 10 andv of adjoining parts not illustrated in Fig. 10;

Fig. 11a is a sectional elevation taken on line Il aflla of Fig. 11;

Fig. 12 is an enlarged sectional elevation illustrating rnechanisnrwithinA the parison driving drum;

Fig. 13 is a view of equipment within the drum and only partly shown in Fig. 12;

Fig. 13a is a view taken on line I3a-I3a of Fig. 13;

Fig. 13b is a View taken on line ISD-I3!) vof Fig. 13;

14 is an enlarged 'fragmenupartlyin section. showing details of a mold sidewall conveyor Itechnismt; l Fig. l5`i"s an enlarged appearing' in lifts. 14;

riig; "16` is 'an' elevational View,` partly in section, illustrating a" rnold' sidewall mounting arramgey mm: I Fig. 17 is an enlarged plan view of `fragments of the mold sidewall conveyors during theinopera; twe.. "Fig". 17a. is a View taken on line Ila--l'layof Fig-'17;

"FigL `17h is a, view taken on line I'lb-Il'lb of Fig'.`17a;" Fig. 17e is a View taken on line Ilc-W-I'Ic of Fig. 17m,

Fig. 18 is an venlarged plan view of one of the mold sidewallc'oz'iveyor` tracks and ragnfient sV of the conveyor; 'and Fig; 18a is a'view taken on line I Saf-Iia. of Fg''gd.

A brief description of the machineand of its operation yv'villii'rst be given after which'its cuori struction and'operation willbe "gone intof'in greater detail. Y As depicted in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, the machine embodies a drum I I having parison 'inoldassem'blies' I2 arrarigdin a row about" its 'periphery midway between' its ends,v as`"wi1l"b' e evident froml ari inspection lof Fig. with eoopeif 'ativeneckinold" plung'els i3 (Fig. l2)l arranged 'withinlthedrum and adapted :to be' projected through' lricci; 'rings' `I 4 into theV interior `of 'the respective ""pari'son mold assemblies." T he`ri`eck rings I4 are supported on atiendless conveyor '2,0

plan view yof equipment having upper andlower horizontal paths of travel and vvhich' partly' encompasses the 'periphery of the drum"l l'jat'on'e'eridofv these paths, succes'- sively bringing the neck rings 'Minto register with the neck forming plungers I3. While a neck ring I4 is associated with the drum II the sidewalls I5 (Fig.l2)l of aparison mold assembly I2 close about 'the' neck r ,r'1"g'.`f2). charge ofjglass is 'inundated into thejmol'd from fa' feeder In img. v1)',` top ienbers I G'of the inold close over fand around themen sidewalls, and pmnger I3 is priojected thro'u'ghithneckrig' Vinto the"moldto forni a hollow parison 35 (Fig. 1) having the'fcorif figuration" of theY neck ring andv mold. The plunger I3 and the respective mold parts I5 and I6 are restored to their Ainitial positions just before the path of travel of the neck ring I4 diverges 'from Ythat 'of the drum Il, so that the paris'orfi ,3,5 is freelysuspended frolmthe ,neck ring as it'stjarts 'over lower' horizontal" 'patlfl' offtravel.' 'I n 'traveling over this latterfpathtlietop 'f neck side of an air box 39 from which puffs of air are supplied to the parison through the neck ring I4. After a relatively short distance of travel a finishing mold bottom 45, of a group thereof supported by an endless conveyor 45, is brought under the parison 35 and moves in unison therewith. Rather closely following association of a mold bottom with the parison 35, the parison and mold bottom enter converging paths of endless conveyors and 5| (Fig. 4) supporting the v mold sidewalls or mold halves 52 of a group of 1:

finishing mold assemblies. A pair of these sidewalls close about the mold bottom 45 and theneck ring I 4 above it to enclose the parison for blowing to nal form. During its subsequent advance the i parison 35 receives blowing air from a blowbox 41 :"1

with which the blowhead 36 has become associated in lieu of the puffA box 39, forcing the parison 35 to the contour of the 'finishing mold sidewalls 52, after which the path of travel of the blowhead diverts through a vertical arc and commences van f upper horizontal run toward the drum I I. A distance beyond the point of diversion of the path'of travelof the' blowheads 36the paths of travel of the finishing mold sidewalls 52 divert` laterally from that of the mold bottom 45. As soon as the sidewalls have moved clear of a finished article 35', the neck ring I4, which is split but held closed under spring pressure, encounters a cam (Fig. 3) which separates the neck ring suiliciently to free the article therefrom. The article 35', accordingly remains on the mold bottom 45 asv the neck ring i4 travels through a vertical arc and proceeds in its upper horizontal run toward' the drum I I. The finished article 35 may be picked up from the mold'bottom 45 in any desired manner prior to the downward movement of the bottom 45 through a vertical arc preceding its'travel towards the loading end of lthe machine.

Mold carrying drum "The parison mold carrying drum I I (Figsf 1, 4,

l2, 13, 13a and 13b), is composed of miscellaneous conveniently manufactured and assembled parts and includes a hub assembly provided at its ends with. axles |1-|1 carried in bearings I8-I8. The axle I1 passes through its bearing and carries a bevel gear'2l by means of which the drum is continuously'rotated. The drive extends through a bevel pinion22, shaft 23, bevel gear 24, bevel pinion 25, shaft 26 (Fig. 5), coupling 21, shaft 29, coupling 30, and a gear reduction unit 3| receiving its drive directly from an associated motor 32.

Neck ring conveyor The neck ring'conveyor 20 (Fig. 3a) is composed of links 33 pivotally connected to one another to, form an endless chain, each link being equipped withroller's 4| which travel over a track 42,'b'est shown in Fig. 4. The conveyor is driven by the drum I I through the association of rollers 4| (Fig. 12) which mesh with individually mounted lugs 40 on drum similar to a chain engaging a sprocket wheel.

. Blowhead conveyor veyor 31 at the feed end of the machine is driven by two similar chains (Figs. 1 and 7) connected in driving relation with the conveyor by teeth 62 secured to the links 228 near their lateral edges and brought into engagement with the chains 65 during their horizontal runs. The chains 65 during their upper horizontal runs are supported on suitable tracks 66 (Fig. 4) .Y At the ends of their horizontal runs chains 65 pass about sprocket wheels 1| and 1|1 (Figs- 1 and 2) similar to a sprocket wheel 8| (Fig. 9). The wheels 1| are driven by associated gears 12 in mesh with a gear 13 coupled, by means of bevel gears 81 and 88 to a drive shaft 61 (Figs. l, 4 and 5), via a synchronizing unit14. `'I'he shaft 61 at its lower end is provided with avbevel gear 68 which is in mesh with a bevel drive pinion 69 carried on one end of a shaft 10 driven by shaft 29 (Fig. 5) through the medium of a bevel gear 86. By means of bevel gearsv 95v (Fig. 4) a shaft 89, and gears similar to 12,' and 13 the sprocket wheels 1|1 also transmit driving force to the chains 65.

Mold boffom` conveyor The mold bottom conveyor 46 is composed of a series of links 15 (Fig. 6) having supporting-rollers 16 which travel inv endless channel tracks 11. The underside of each link 15 has secured thereto a member 'I8 (Fig. 9) having a drive tooth 19 adapted to engage a link of a drive chain throughout each horizontal run of the conveyor, as illustrated in Fig. 4.- Chain 80 isy driven at each end of its horizontal'run by sprocket wheels 8| (Fig. 9) rotated by suitable gears, those at the vleft-hand end of the run being shown in Fig. 6 as comprising bevel gears 82 and 83 and a spur gear 84 adapted to mesh with gears 85 carried by shafts supporting the sprocket Wheels 8|. The gear 82 is carried and driven by shaft 90'which, as shown in Fig. 10, is'driven by a bevel pinion 82 'carriedby a shaft 93 coupled to a. mold bottom drive shaft 94 and driven through a spur gear 96, a spur gear 91 of a synchronizing unit 98, spur gears |00 and |0|,la counter shaft |02, bevelpinions |03 and a vertical drive shaft |04 (Fig. 11). The shaft |04 receives its drive from motor 32 (Fig. 5) through gear reduction unit 3|, coupling 30, bevel gears 86, shaft 10, pinion 89, bevel gear 68, pinion4|09, shaft |68, synchronizing mechanisrnl |01, and a shaft |29 with' attached pinion |86 in mesh with bevel gear |05 carried by shaft |04. The mold bottom driveshaft 94 extends to the opposite end of the horizontal run of the mold bottom conveyor and is arranged to drive the mold bottom sprocket wheels at that end of the conveyor. The latter drive arrangement isi similar to that already-described.

' Mold half conveyors Each of the finishing mold half'conveyors has a drive arrangement s'imilarto those employed in drivingthe mold bottoms; Since conveyors 5I and 52 'are'alike and driven in substantially the same manner, only conveyor 5| will be described. The conveyor 5| is composed of a series Vof mold half supporting links 305 (Figs. 14, 15

vsprocket 'wheels ||5 associated with a pairv of chains I|3. Rotation of sprocket wheels II in" opposite vdirections is effected .through a bevel gear |23 and a pinion |20 of a diiferential drive assembly III; having 4a shaft I|1 driven by a bevel pinion IIS ir'i mesh with .a bevel gear IIS carried by. a shaft |Iil which is coupled oli-V rect-ly to shaft I U2 (Fig. 10) and which in a manner already explained also drives the mold bot tom conveyor. A bevel `gear |23 of the diierential drive assembly IIB is in mesh 'with a pinion |24 carried by a'shaft I2I. This latter shaft extends to' the end of the machine shown in Fig.

3 where it terminates in a differential assembly Parison mold assemblies As will be apparent from an inspection of Fig. 1 in the construction shown there are sixteen parison 'mold assemblies I2 arranged in a circle about the periphery of drum II. The operating mechanisms of these mold` assemblies, yall of which 'are alike, are arranged lon the right and leftof the respective mold assemblies as best depicted in Fig. 4 and are operated in sequence as the drum rotates throughl the medium of ydrum cams arranged adjacent opposite ends of the `A pressing Aplunger I3 (Fig. 12) is provided for each mold assembly and is operated by mechanisms within the -drum and drum cams, each alternate mechanism being arranged within the left end of the drum and the adjacent drum cam and the remaining Vsimilar mechanisms being arranged within the right end of the drum. `litl'ilri the drum and drum cams provision is made for supplying air tothe molds.

yVarious Lmechanisms associated with drum I| and by whichv the Vforming of a 'parison is effected can best be explained by reference to Fig. 12 which illustrates a lparison mold assembly I2 whose sidewalls I5 are closed about a neck ring vI4 but whose top members |6 are still in their open position, and with the forming plunger I3 in ully retracted position. This is the position of these parts just before the mold assembly I2 passes under the feeder ID (Fig. l). As the mold assembly rI2 advances under the feeder I0 'the plunger |3 is projected through the neck ring I4 a short distance. This is accomplished by a pneumatic power unit I-SI which receievs operating air from a reservoir I3?A through a. slide valve |33 just before the drum II brings a parison mold assembly into register with the vfeeder I0. 'The airthus supplied 'passes'through a tube |35 li'ritofthe upper end ofthe power unit I3`| `causing a primary 'piston |36'to drivethe a'ssociatedsecondary piston v|31V downwardy a shortdistance, through the medium of racks |4I and |62 and a piniony |43, advancing the plunger through the neck ring I4 a short distance. The piston |31 is thu-s moved sufliciently to uncover a port |40.

through which the unit is later supplied with air to further advance the plunger ISL into the parisonmold.

As arnold assemblyr` I2Apass'es Yunder the feeder "l-- la ycharge of glassis delivered Vto the mold in the-Customary manner, it.. beine, underswod that in accordance with common practice, operation `of the feeder is suitably synchronized withthe movement of the parison molds. v

The closing of mold members I6 about the sidewalls I5 is` efpiected .immediately after a charge is received. As can be yseen from Figs.. f1 and 12, members I6 are clamped to sleeves I5!)l which are arranged to swing on posts |5I to the rig-ht and left rESpeCtively of the .axial center of the mold. Each sleeve |55 has a bell crank |53 formed on its lower end and linked by means of a ball and socket to one end of an operating lever .154', the other end of which is similarly coupled to a cam arm |55 slidably carried in a mold side- .wal-l Voperation arm |56 and carrying a roller |51 adapted to trave1 in a cam groove |59 of a drum cam |60. The contour of this groove and the similar one of the drum cam adjacent the other end 0f drum I are such that members |6 are closed about sidewalls I5 immediately after a charge has entered the mold cavity.

It is desirable actually to start the further upward movement of plunger I3 in time for it to meet the falling charge and to retard its rate of fall and to accomplish this, an upward blast of air may, if desired, be applied to the charge while members IS are closing. This blast of air is sup.- plied from reservoir |32 through a Asuitable port (not shown) in a slide valve |33 and a tube |52 in communication with the bore of sleeve 44 surrounding plunger I3. The supply of air is not, however, necessary to the successful. operation of the machine.

At the instant the members I6 are closed, or'very slightly before this occurs, air is supplied from reservoir |32 through a tube |64 to thepneumatic unit |51 causing the piston |31 thereof to drive the plunger I3 up into the mold I2 thereby forming a parison 35 to the conguration of the mold and its neck ring I4. As the neck ring I4 approaches the point of tangency of its path of travel with respect to that of the parison mold assembly, the port relationship between slide |33L and the reservoir I32=becomes such that air is supplied to Vthe lower end of the pneumatic unit` |3| via a. tube |65 and the air supply lines to the upperl parts or this unit are Vented to atmosphere, so that the piston |31 is driven to the upper end of the cylinder thereby also restoring piston |36 and the plunger I3 tov their initial positions.

Also before the mold assembly I2 reaches the point where its pathv diverges from that of neck ring I4, the contour of drum grooves |59 are such that members I 6 are caused to swing clear of the sidewall members I5. Each sidewall I5 .is supportedon one end of a bell crank I1| pivotedat |12 on the associated operating arm I5@ which is slidably arranged on a track |14 forming part of the drum assembly I I. The other endof arm |56 carries a roller :|15 adapted to travel in a groove |16 of the drum cam |65, and is of such contour as is required to impart vdesired lateraland swinging movement to the sidewall I5. The sidewall supporting bell crank |1I has attached thereto a sector gear in mesh with 'a rack 18| 'arranged for limited sliding movement on drum sector |82 and also has an arm |83 whose free end carries a roller |84 adapted to travel over a cam plate I 85 secured to the drum assembly II. The arrangement is such that following the opening of topmembers |6 th'e contour orgroove |16 is. such as to move each arm I1I in a direction to lseparate its sidewall from f the other. Duri-lng .the initial stage of 'this :movement the bell .crank |1|, rack I8| and sidewall l5 move laterally with operating arm |56. Before such lateralmovement is completed, however, rack |8| reachesthe end of its path of travel so that duringl the further lateral movement of arm |56 the sector |80 is forced quickly to rotate the bracket about its pivot |12 to a position in which the path of travel of the sidewall 5 is clear of the ends of the neck ring track supporting structure I (Fig. 1) adjacent the drum II. The cam plate |85 co'- operates with the roller |84 carried by bellcrank |1I to prevent the uncontrolled swinging of the sidewall I toward its open position while in a lower position on the rotating drum assembly |I. After being advanced around and past the upper end of the neck ring track supporting structure |90 and before passing under feeder I0, the sidewall l5 is again brought into cooperative relation with a neck ring |4 by restoration of the above described mechanism under control of cam groove |15.

A water supply pipe I v (Fig. 12) passes through the axle of drum |I and communicates with the interior of the plunger I3 to cool the same; water flows from the plunger through a hose 202 into a'passage 203 in the drum hub and in communication with a drain pipe (not shown) similar to pipe 20|.

A secondary plunger operating mechanism is provided for mechanically restoring the plunger f I3 to its retracted position to prevent its interference with the passage of a neck ring-olf the drum lshould the pneumatic unit for some reason fail to retract the plunger. In this secondary operating mechanism there is a sector gear 205 (Figs. l

13 and 13a) carried on the shaft of the plunger operating pinion |43, in mesh with a sector gear 206 pivoted in a frame 208 and supported within the drum assembly II. Another sector gear 201 integral with sector gear 206 is in mesh with a bevel pinion 2|0 carried by a shaft 200 passing through frame 208. The shaft 209 is provided with a pinion 2|I adapted to be rotated by a rack 2 I 2 slidably supported in a guide 2 I 3 and equipped with a roller 2|5 engaging a cam surface 2 I6 of drum cam |60. Should the pneumatic unit fail to function the cam surface 2 I 6 becomes effective, as rotation of the drum continues, through the medium of this secondary drive mechanism to turn the plunger operating pinion |43 as required to move the plunger i3 to its fully retracted position clear of interference with the neck ring I4.

Puff and blow boa: assemblies 'l The pui box 30 (Figs. 1 and 7) has a plurality of bottom outlets 22| passing through a Shoe plate 222 through which puffs of air are supplied to an associated blowhead assembly 36 in much the fashion that air is supplied to the blowheads of the'well-known Gray et al. Patent 1,790,397. A valve assembly 225 is provided for each' aperture, and may be adjusted to control the amount of air supplied to the blowheads to cut off the air supply theretoV entirely, or may be adjusted to vent the blowhead to atmosphere. The blow box 41 (Figs. 2 and 3) is of similar construction to the pull box, except that the setting of its air supply valves and the air pressure thereof usually differ from that of the pull box.

Blowhead assemblies Vbellows 221. The blowhead tip 226 is supported 226 is adapted to fit neatly over a tubular portion 23| of a neck -ring assembly |4 While traveling therewith.

Neclcring assemblies and operation lThe lower end of the tubular portion 23| of a neck ring assembly I4 ts into laterally separable neck ring halves 235 which are held by cap screws 231 in neck ring half holders 238 slidably secured to 'a conveyor link 33 (Figs. 3a and 7a), by a plate 24| secured to the under side of the link. Each link 33 is provided with supporting rollers 242 which carry the neck ring conveyor over track rails 244. Each conveyor link 33 is provided with two stub shafts 245 upon which are pivoted bell cranks 246 and 241 each having a. depending arm 250 projected into a channel provided in the neck ring half holders 238. The upper arm 254 of bell crank 246 is provided with a stub shaft carrying a roller 255 and is also partly surrounded by the free end of the upper arm 256 of bell crank 241. A spring 260 bridges the bell crank arms 250 and normally holds the neck ring halves together except during such time that the roller 255 is engaged by the cam track 60 (Fig. 3). The position of track 60 is such that it forces the roller 255 downward thereby causing the bell cranks 246 and 241 to swing their arms away from one another against the tension of spring 260 to clear the neck ring halves 235 from engagement with a nished article 35| just before and for a short time after their path of travel diverts from that of the mold bottoms.

Finishing mold sidewall assemblies Each finishing mold sidewall 52 (Figs. 14, 15 and 16) is provided with ears 30| having depending pins 302 for readily attaching and detaching it from a suitable support 303 apertured to receive such pins. The support 303 is pivoted to the associated conveyor link 305 by a pin 306 and is turned about such pin by an arm 301 secured to support 303 and pivoted to one end of a lever 308. The lever 308 is in turn pivoted intermediate its ends on a support 3| 0 carried by link 305. The other end of lever 308 carries a roller 3I2Y traveling in a channel or track 3| 3 having such contour that when the complementary mold halves 52 approach one another at the beginning r. of an operative run as well as when they start to leave one another at the end of such run, they are turned sufficiently in the proper direction about pins 306 to clear one another.

Provision is made to lock the complementary mold sidewalls 52 together while the ware is being blown to nal form so as to positively prevent the sidewalls from being separated by the blowlng pressure. The sidewalls are locked by a latch assembly arranged to bridge the mold sidewall conveyors and 5| at the junctions of their links 305 and 333. Each -lock assembly comprises a latch 3I5 (Figs. 17 and 17a) and a catch 3|6. The latch 3|5 is supported intermediate its ends on a pin 3 I8 which passes through a slotted aperture of the latch andv is in turn supported by plates 3I9 secured to a latch assembly support 320. The support 320 is keyed to a pin 32| which pivotally joins adjacent links 305. The latch assembly support 320 in addition is provided with a latch stop 322, a supporting roller 323 which tive run and similarly the catch 315 is again" travels on a track 324 and with lugs 3'51-354 cooperative with pads 355 and 356 formed on the links 305. The functions of these parts will subsequently be brought out. v

Arranged about pin 32|, immediately below support 320, is the leading end 305' of a link 305. Arranged immediately above support 320 is a latch operating sector 325 which is fixed to the leading end of link 305 and serves as a second pivoted support therefor. The latch operating sector 325 has a channel 326 formed therein and whose upper inner surface is slanted (Fig. 17h) and its lower inner surface milled to accommodate a wedge shaped slide 321 having its top surface `parallel to the slanted surface of channel 326. The end 315 of latch 315 projects into the channel 326 and has ball bearings set intoitsv upper and lower surfaces. A bell crank 330 carried by sector 325 and lunder the influence of a spring 33| urges the wedge 321 in the proper direction to engage the lower ball bearing and thus force the end 315' of lever 315 upward until the upper ball bearing engages the slanted sur- 'face of channel 326.

The raising of the latch 31'5 is effected by turning of the link 305 and with it the latch operating sector 325 relative to the latch support 320 as the link 305 advances over a curved section of track 324. The lowering of the latch 315 is effected by the return of' the link operating sector 325 to its initial position relative to the latch support 320 as the link 305 leaves a curved section of the track.

The catch 316 of each locking assembly is mounted on a latch support 320 in the same manner as the latch 326 is mounted on support V320. A catch operating sector 325 is employed and differs from sector 325 to the extent that both the lower and upper surfaces of its channel 326 are integral with the sector, no part corresponding to wedge 321 being required for the catch assembly as will become evident hereinafter. Also the direction of slant of the channel 326 is reversed with respect to that of channel 326, and the sector 325' instead of being fixed to the leading end of the link across from the link 305 to which its co-operative latch sector 325 is secured, is fixed to the following end of the link 333 immediately in advance thereof. From the foregoing it will be understood that the operation of the catch 316 always precedes that of the latch 315.

To explain the operation more fully attention is directed to Figs. 17 and 17a wherein latches 3 I 5 and catches 316 are shown in locking relation so that the next function to be performed is the lowering of a catch 316 to disengage it from its latch 315. This occurs as the forward end of link 333 swings clockwise upon encountering the curved portion of track 335. The sector 325', being fixed to link 333 accordingly is also turned clockwise and brings the high end of its channel 326' into association with the end 316 of catch 31.6 thereby forcing the catchl to fulcrum about a raised portion 331 of the catch support 320 suiiiciently to clear thecatch from latch 315 before the oppositely disposed link 365has arrived at the curved portion of its track 324. Upon the passage of link 305 over the curved portions of its.

track 324 sector 325 also turns and raises latch 315. As' already mentioned, the latch 3.15 and catch 316 are operated each time their supporting links enter or leave curved sections of their tracks, The latch 315 is accordingly again lowered and raised before starting another opera- I' would occur under these circumstances.

raised and lowered before starting another operative run. Since the link 333 is the first link of a locking assembly to leave the curved end of its track to begin a new operative run sector 326 is operated to raise catch 316 just before the sector 326 is operated to lower latch 315 into locking relation therewith, as shown by Figs. 17 and 17a. If it be assumed that the lower inclined surface Y of wedge 321 is rigid as is the lower inclined surface of channel 326 of sector 325' and for one reason or another a catch 316 is in a position .to obstruct the lowering of latch 315, breakage or undue strain on some part of the equipment Since, however, the wedge 321 ca-n slide against the tension of spring 331 if the above abnormal con.-

dition occurs, the wedge 321 will remain stationary with respect to the lever 315 while the sector 5 turns with its supporting link 305 in the usual manner, The offending catch 316 in many inf stances will an instant later move toward its latch 3i5 sufficiently to enable the spring 331- through the medium of bell crank 330 to forcethe` latch' down over the catch before the blowing of the ware within the mold has beg-un so that a minimum of loss of ware results from such abnormal operation.

It will be noted from an inspection of Fig. l'lc that links 335 have web members 350 equipped with pads 355 and 356 arranged `between lugs 351 352 and between lugs 353 and d respectively formed on the latch support 320. The pads 355" and 356 duri-ng the straight runs of links 305 en.-

gage lugs 352 and 354 and thus serve to hold the.V

support 320 at right angles to the adjacent links so as to positively align a latch 315 with its catch 316. During the initial travel of a link 305 over a curved portion of track 324, pad 355 leaves stop 352 and moves toward stop 351. To prevent uncontrolled turning movement of the latch sup! port 320 while a pad 355 is intermediate the lugs S51-352, the pivot pin 321 has fixed thereto' av bracket 366 (Fig. 18a) carrying an auxiliary and cooperative cam track Secguide roller 361 The cam tracks 362 tions 362 and 363 (Fig. 18).

and 363 are so arranged with respect to the track'.

324 that as a curved section thereof is encountered and pad 355 starts moving away from lug 352, roller 361 encounters cam track 362 and thus continues to hold the support 320 against counterclockwise movement. As pad 355 is about to engage lug 351 and pad 356 is about to leave stop 354, the roller 361 runs oi cam track 362 and encounters cam track 363 which functions to prevent uncontrolled clockwise movement of 'the support 320 until such time that the pad 356 prevents this by engagement with lug 353. As will be readily understood, similar equipment (not shown) to that above described also prevents uncontrolled turning movements of the catch supports 325'.

Adjustment features the mold halves of conveyor can be brought into proper position to co-operate with the mold halves of conveyor 50. By means of unit 14 the blowhead conveyor 31 can be shifted as required to bring blowheads 36 into axial alignment with the neck rings I4, By means of unit |01 the mold halves of both conveyors can be shifted as required properly to co-operate with the neck rings. Similarly by means of unit 98 the mold bottom conveyor 46 can be shifted as required to bring the mold bottoms into axial alignment with the neck rings before closure of the mold halves about the neck ring and mold bottoms respectively.

.The principle of operation of all of the synchronizing units is the same and accordingly a detailed description of the best illustrated unit, namely, unit |01 (Figs. 10 and 1l), will suffice. The unit |01 includes a flange member |25 keyed to drive shaft |68 and has bolted thereto a housing |25 telescoped over and splined to a sleeve |21 of a housing |28. Sleeve |21 is keyed to the driven shaft |29 by spiral splines |30 so that by shifting housing |28 endwise relative to shaft |29 the rotary position of this shaft is shifted relative to the drive shaft |08. The shifting is ac,- complished by a screw |30 threaded into a bracket |44 integral with housing |28. The screw |30 carries a worm wheel |45in mesh with a Worm (not shown) carried by a shaft |46 equipped with asuitable hand wheel |41. By turning hand wheel |41, the equipment driven by shaft |29, namely the mold bottom and mold half conveyors, may therefore be shifted in unison to modify the positions of the mold bottoms and sidewalls relative to those of the neck rings.

In order to enable the machine to employ different heights of mold halves,the support 365 for the moldbottom conveyor is arranged on jack screws 356 adapted to be operated by a shaft 361 turned bymeans of a worm wheel 368 (Fig. 3).

Slack in the mold bottom conveyor 46 may be regulated by nuts carried by a screw 310. Similar adjustment of the slack in vconveyors 50 and 5| is effected by a hand wheel 31|.

Modification of the time of operation of the plunger operating power unit |3| (Fig. 12) may also be accomplished by shifting of the air box |32'with respect to the co-operating slide valve |33. To do this box |32 is equipped with a rack |86- inmesh with a pinion |81V carriedl by a shaft |88 provided withV a worm wheel |89 which is manually turned by a worm |9| as required to attain the desired adjustment.

While I have described and illustrated in detail a machine which is the .preferred embodiment of myiinvention, it is appreciated-that equivalent mechanical functions can be performed with structures of somewhat different design and ac.

cordingly my invention is to be limited solely bythe scope of the appended claims. Y.

What is claimed is: i

l. In a glass working machine, a circular member, a plurality of parison molds arranged equidistant from one another about the periphery of said member and each comprising separable side andend members, a group of neck molds common to said parison molds, means fortemporarily associating neck'molds of said group with certain o f said parison molds, means for rotating said circular member, means operated by the rotation of the circular member to move said side members into.-I and out of cooperative relation with one another and with the associated neck molds, and other means operated by the rotation of said yamanece.

circular member'to move said end members into and out of cooperative Arelation with said side members and with one another.

2. In a glass forming machine, a drum having a plurality of glass forming assemblies arranged in a circular row about its periphery, pressing plungers for projection into said molds having operating mechanism arranged within said drum, an endless conveyor wrapped around said drum, neck rings for said molds arranged on said conveyor, means for turning said drum to drive said conveyer and thus successively temporarily associate said neck rings with said pressing plungers, and means operated during the turning of said drum to associate said glass formingl bringing the mold bottoms into cooperative rela-v tion with neck Vrings having blowheads asso-A ciated therewith, means for bringing the side- Walls of said mold assemblies successively into cooperative relation with the neck rings having mold bottoms associated therewith and for subsequently moving the sidewalls clear thereof, and means for thereafter opening the neck rings.

ll. In a glass forming apparatus, a divided mold assembly which includes component side and bottom members, a separate support for each member, means providing separate vclosed paths of travel for the respective supports Iwhich bring such members in cooperative relation with one another during their travel through a selected portion of their respective paths, and means forv moving said supports about their respective paths.

5. In a glass forming apparatus a divided mold assembly which includes component side and bottom members, a separate support for each member, means providing separate closed paths of travel for the respective supports which bring such members in cooperative relation with one another during their travel through a selected portion of their respective lpaths, a glass parison support; means providing a path of travel for said support such that a parison held thereby becomes surrounded by said members as they travel through said selected portion of their respectivej paths, means for moving said parison support over the path provided therefor, and means for supplying air to the parison while enclosed within said mold members.

6. In a glass forming apparatus a divided mold assembly which includes component side and bot` tom members, means providing a'se'parate closed path o f travel for each of said members, said paths varying in contour as required periodically to bring said members into cooperative relation, a parison support, means providing a closed path 'of travel therefor which will periodically deliver a parison of glass to said mold members as. they are being brought into cooperative relation, means for moving said mold members and parison support about their'respectivefpaths, and

means for supplyingair toa parison within said mold assembly.

'-1. In a glass working machine, a pair of complementary mold units arranged in cooperative relation, oppositely disposed conveyor chain links supporting said units, means-for supplying blowing air to an article surrounded by said units, and temporary bridges extending from the ends of one link to the ends of the other to prevent their separation by the pressure exerted on the mold units by the blowing air.

8. In a glass working apparatus, an endless conveyor chain, a mold unit associated with each link of said chain, a second endless conveyer chain, a mold unit associated with each link of said second conveyor chain, means providing similar paths of travel for said chains so arranged with respect to one another that the mold units of the respective chains are successively brought together in cooperative relation during their travel over a selected portion of their paths of travel, and means bridging the links of the chains at the junctions of their corresponding links as they travel over such selected portion of their paths.

' 9. In a glass forming apparatus, a divided mold assembly which includes component side members, a separate support for each member, means providing separate closed paths of travel for the respective supports which bring said members Vin cooperative relation with one another during theii` travel along a selected portion of their respective paths, means for moving said supports along their respective paths, a catch mechanism associatedl with each of certain of said supports, a latch mechanism associated with each of the remainingr of said supports, and means operated solely vby the movements of said supports for said mechanisms into locking relation after the associated members are brought into cooperative relation with another and freeing them from locking relation just before the cooperative relation of the associated members terminates.

10. In a glass working machine, a circular meniber, a plurality of separable mold assemblies equally spaced about the periphery of said mem`- ber, a drum cam arranged at each end of said circular member in coaxial relation therewith, and linkages between said drum cams and said mold assemblies whereby the mold assemblies are brought into and out of cooperative relation con..

sequent to a relative turning movement between said circular member and drum cams.

11. In a glass working apparatus, a drum having apertures therethrough, a plurality of neck rings, means for temporarily arranging said neck rings over said apertures in succession, mold assemblies adapted to be closed about neck rings arranged over said apertures, plungers arranged within said drum for advance into mold assemblies closed about said neck rings, and means for advancing and retracting said plungers.

12. In a glass working machine, a drum having a row of molds arranged about its periphery and having apertures through its wall through which access may be had to the interior of said molds. pressing plungers for the most part within said drum projected through said apertures, means for rotating said drum, means for temporarily closing each mold through a selected arc of the movement of said drum, and means under control of said drum for projecting said plungers into and out of the mold cavities in the meantime,

13. In a glass Working machine, a cylindrical member rotatable about a xed axis, a mold assembly including separable' side and end'- Wall parts, separately pivoted supports for each of said parts, a drum cam at each end of said cylindrical member having a pair of cam grooves therein, operating links for said parts connected with their supports and each link having a roller thereon adapted to travel in one oi"V said grooves, said grooves being of such contour as to actuate said links to open and close the respective parts in a' desired order as the cylindrical member is 'rctated, and means for rotating said member.

14. In a glass working machine a drum mounted for rotation about a horizontal axis and having apertures through its Wall in a row normal to the axis of the drum, a sleeve passing through each aperture and containing a pressing plunger, neck rings associated with certain of said sleeves where they project through the perimeter of the drum, mold assemblies arranged on said drum, means for rotating said drum, means operated during such rotation to close said molds about -said neck rings, and-means under control of the drum 'for advancing a pressing plunger into the confines of a mold assembly following its closure about aneck' ring.

l5. In a mold assembly, a neck ring, a divided sidewall adapted to be clasped about said neckring, a divided endwall adapted to be clasped about an end of said sidewall when the same is closed about said neck ring, a plunger projected into said neck ring and adapted to be advanced into the area enclosed by said side and endwalls, and a moving support for said side and end Wallsand for said plunger under control of which the movement of said side and end walls and said plunger are effected.

i6. In a glass Working machine, a cylindrical member rotatable about a horizontal axis, a mold assembly arranged on the periphery of said cylindrical member and comprising separable side and end members, a cam arranged at each end of said cylindrical member, linkages between the' respective parts of said mold assembly andl said cams for moving such parts into and out of cooperative relation as said cylindrical member is being rotated, and auxiliary means for preventing movement of certain of such parts under the iniluence of gravity.

17. In a glass Working machine, a plurality of glass Working units each comprising a link of a chain formed of said units and each link having a driving tooth associated therewith, a sprocket wheel having teeth omitted therefrom at int-.ervals corresponding to the spaces between the teeth of said units, a drive chain in mesh with said sprocket wheel always cooperative with teeth of certain of said units whereby the same may be driven by rotation of said sprocket wheel, and means providing a path of movement for said units which successively brings the tooth of each unit into a link of said drive chain occupying ak space on said sprocket Wheel from which a tooth has been omitted.

18. In a glass working machine a neck ring which includes a tubular portion with separable parts surrounding the tubular portion, a spring and cooperative elements for normally holding said parts tightly clasped about said tubular porion, a device for moving said elements against the tension of said spring to free said parts from said tubular portion, and means for eiecting relative movement between said elements and device for the purpose set forth.

19. In a glass working machine, a chain composed of a plurality of links each having a neck ring assembly associated therewith, each assembly including atubular portionV with Yneck ring halves together surrounding said portion, means including a pair of bell cranks and a spring for normally holding said neck ring halves in cooperative relation, means providing a path of travel for said chain, means for moving said chain about its path, and means arranged along a selected portion of said path for actuating said bell cranks to temporarily movev and hold the neck ring halves out of cooperative relation with their associated tubular portion.

20. In a glass Working machine a circular member rotatable about a horizontal axis, a plurality of separable parison mold assemblies equally spaced about the periphery of said member, a pressing plunger within said member foreach mold assembly, a plurality of neck rings having a path of travel such that the neck rings are successively brought temporarily into register with said plungers about a portion of said rotatable member, means for enclosing a portion of the mold assembly associated with each such plunger about the registering neck ring, means for closing the remainder of the mold assembly about that portion thereof enclosing the said neck ring, and means for moving the plunger through the said neck ring into the associated mold and for withdrawing it before the path of travel of the neck rings diverses from the circular rotatable member.

21. In a glass vWorking machine, a neck ring which includes a tubular portion with separable parts surrounding said portion, a spring and cooperative elements for normally holding said pairs tightly clasped about said tubular portion, a pressing plunger, means for temporarily associating said neck ring with said plunger, means for introducing said plunger temporarily into said neck ring, a blowhead, means for temporarily assooiating said neck ring with said blowhead after association of the neck ring with said plunger, and a device for moving said neck ring elements against the tension of said spring to free said parts from said tubular portion.,

22. In a glass working machine, a circular member mounted for rotation about a horizontal axis. a plurality of parison molds arranged equidistant from one another about the periphery of said member each comprising separable side and end members and each mold, when closed, having its axial center normal to the axis of said circular member, means operated by the rotation of the circular member to move said Side members into co-operative relation as they reach a vertical position over the axis ofsaid circular member, means to feed charges of glass to molds in vertical position over the axis of said circular member, and means operated by the rotation of said circular member to move said end members into co-operative relation with said closed side members as they leave their vertical position.

23. In a glass working machine a circular conveyor drive member, means for rotating said member, a plurality of separable parison mold assemblies equally spaced about the periphery of said member, a pressing plunger associated with said member for each mold assembly, an endless conveyor wrapped around said member and driven thereby, said conveyor having neck rings thereon successively brought temporarily into register with the plungers of said mold assemblies, means for closing a portion of said mold assembly about a neck ring in register with a plunger, means for closing the remainder of the mold assembly about that portionthereof enclosing the said neck ring, and means for `moving the plunger through the said neck ring into the associated mold and for withdrawing it.

24. In a glass working machine, an endless conveyor having a plurality of neck rings arranged thereon, means including a circular rotatable member providing upper and lower horlzontal paths of travel for said conveyor, means for rotating said circular member, means-associated with the said member for also driving said conveyor, and a plurality of glass forming assem blies carried by said circular member brought into register with those of the neck rings passing from one horizontal path of travel to the other such path.

25. In a glass forming machine, a plurality of neck ring assemblies, a smaller plurality of finishing mold bottom assemblies, means for at `all times associating some of said iinishng mold assemblies with some of said neck ring assemblies, a still smaller plurality of finishing mold Wall pairs, means for at all times associating some of said finishing mold assemblies with those of said neck ring assemblies which are in association with mold bottoms, a further but still smaller plurality of blowhead assemblies, and means for at all times associating someof said blowhead assemblies in co-operative relation with those of the finishing wall pairs which are associated with mold bottoms and neck rings.

DAVID E. GRAY. 

